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if you compare house speaker john boehner to then former house speaker newt gingrich, how well is boehner doing? i ask you, major garrett. >> this lots of ways to measure that. one is the polling data. for 12 polls for newt gingrich's he's negatives were always higher than his positives. john boehner's positives are yawl to his negatives so he's doing better in the polling with the american public. congress's approval rating though is lower now than it was in the mid-90s. congress is held in much higher contempt now than then. that's the outside the beltway analysis. the inside congress analysis is that this stage of speaker gingrich speakership he already had the contract of america through, to 10 high priority items sos he had more legislative victories than boehner does now. but that was the effective end of the gingrich speakership. and he had no follow-up and diminishing powers and -- boehner has taken a gradsistic approach, removing power from the speakership, giving it more to the chairmen, allowing legislation to move through the house, that is giving him gretzer confidence, gette
if you compare house speaker john boehner to then former house speaker newt gingrich, how well is boehner doing? i ask you, major garrett. >> this lots of ways to measure that. one is the polling data. for 12 polls for newt gingrich's he's negatives were always higher than his positives. john boehner's positives are yawl to his negatives so he's doing better in the polling with the american public. congress's approval rating though is lower now than it was in the mid-90s. congress is held...
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>> boehner: no. >> stahl: how come? >> boehner: i don't know. usually, what happens is the president invites you. >> stahl: and you're a much better golfer than he is, right? >> boehner: he understands that. ( laughter ) >> stahl: which... and that's why he hasn't invited you? >> boehner: no, i don't know. but listen, playing golf with someone is a great way to really get to know someone. you start trying to hit that little white ball, you can't be somebody that you're not, because all of you shows up. >> stahl: so is this a hint? are you saying, "come on, mr. president, let's go get to know each other." >> boehner: we've talked about it. we've talked about it a number of times. it just hasn't happened yet. >> stahl: the president teased boehner about something else they share... >> obama: after all, we have a lot in common. he is a person of color... ( laughter ) although not a color that appears in the natural world. ( laughter ) >> stahl: debbie boehner, his wife of 37 years, says he's had dark skin as long as she's known him. >> boehner: lis
>> boehner: no. >> stahl: how come? >> boehner: i don't know. usually, what happens is the president invites you. >> stahl: and you're a much better golfer than he is, right? >> boehner: he understands that. ( laughter ) >> stahl: which... and that's why he hasn't invited you? >> boehner: no, i don't know. but listen, playing golf with someone is a great way to really get to know someone. you start trying to hit that little white ball, you can't be...
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>> he tried to demonize boehner. >> okay, boehner's yin side. >> we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned the trust of the people that it serves. when we have a government that honors the constitution and stands up for the values that have made america, america. [ applause ] things like economic freedom, individual liberty, and personal responsibility. listen, i hold these values dear because i've lived them. i've spent my whole life chasing the american dream. [ applause ] >> is boehner's emotional extra version helpful or hurtful? >> i think it was great. hillary was a hero for showing a human side. john boehner lived the american dream. he came from nothing. midwest guy, 11 brothers and sisters and he is rising to being third in line for the american presidency. that is quite a story. if that's his first impression to most of the american people, i think it was a very good one. here's where his power lies. this is why strategically for the republicans to control the house and not the senate is very important. because the republicans led by john boehner, they are going t
>> he tried to demonize boehner. >> okay, boehner's yin side. >> we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned the trust of the people that it serves. when we have a government that honors the constitution and stands up for the values that have made america, america. [ applause ] things like economic freedom, individual liberty, and personal responsibility. listen, i hold these values dear because i've lived them. i've spent my whole life chasing the american...
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and john will have the only live interview with speaker boehner. that is this sunday on "face the nation." marco rubio, who you just saw in nancy's report, was speaking today at the conservative values voters summit. donald trump, his rival for the republican presidential nomination, said this about rubio: >> you have this clown, marco rubio-- i've been so nice to him. i've been so nice. i've been so nice. and then-- no-- but he was in favor of immigration, and he has been. he has been. it was the gang of eight. >> pelley: the multibillionaire front-runner is harsh on his critics, and we asked him about that for incident. why so thinskinned? i don't like lies. i don't mind a bad story. if you did a bad story on me for "60 minutes," if it were a fair story, i wouldn't be thinskinned at all. you know, some of the media is among the worst people i've ever met. and i mean a pretty good percentage is really a terrible group of people. they write lies. they write false stories. they know they're false. it makes no difference. and, frankly, i don't call i
and john will have the only live interview with speaker boehner. that is this sunday on "face the nation." marco rubio, who you just saw in nancy's report, was speaking today at the conservative values voters summit. donald trump, his rival for the republican presidential nomination, said this about rubio: >> you have this clown, marco rubio-- i've been so nice to him. i've been so nice. i've been so nice. and then-- no-- but he was in favor of immigration, and he has been. he...
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boehner sat right next to me. that was some of the most productive time that republicans or conservative has had. think budget which people think is fiction, reforming welfare and cutting capital gains taxes and creating economic growth. we need to reflect on his accomplishments then and riding and becoming speaker. >> dickerson: what about his -- in terms of why that is harder to do today what patrol do you think the group that he calls false prophet in your own party what rule do you think that plays in the current state of things? >> with it's about ingenerals. the people who keep saying they want things to happen what have they accomplished? what have they got done? they are serving in the congress have they accomplished anything? when i served there we achieved thing. i achieved things. i was referee former, i've been reformer all my life i shake up the system all the time, you know how much reform and change it took to balance the federal budget? i stepped on more toe, is that you can i am handling in. comin
boehner sat right next to me. that was some of the most productive time that republicans or conservative has had. think budget which people think is fiction, reforming welfare and cutting capital gains taxes and creating economic growth. we need to reflect on his accomplishments then and riding and becoming speaker. >> dickerson: what about his -- in terms of why that is harder to do today what patrol do you think the group that he calls false prophet in your own party what rule do you...
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daly, the republican speaker john boehner now seems to be thinking of a two-part plan here. first congress would agree to cut spending over the next ten years by a trillion dollars and raise the debt limit enough to meet the country's financial obligations for the end of the year. then a 12-person bipartisan committee would be formed to find $3 trillion more in savings and making significant cuts in medicare and social security and overhauling the tax code. congress would then take another vote to raise the debt limit before the 2012 election. democrats and the white house have already said there will be no short-term increase. you said that yourself. but speaker boehner just now appeared on fox news sunday and said it had to be two stages. here's what he said. >> there is going to be a two- stage process. it's not physically possible to do all of this in one step. having said that, chris, i know the president's worried about his next election. my god, shouldn't we be worried about the country? >> schieffer: there you are, mr. daily. your turn. >> i think the two-step proces
daly, the republican speaker john boehner now seems to be thinking of a two-part plan here. first congress would agree to cut spending over the next ten years by a trillion dollars and raise the debt limit enough to meet the country's financial obligations for the end of the year. then a 12-person bipartisan committee would be formed to find $3 trillion more in savings and making significant cuts in medicare and social security and overhauling the tax code. congress would then take another vote...
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he is not as conservative as john boehner. so it will be interesting to see how he gets those conservatives to vote for him in the speaker's race and if he does get the job, to keep their affections. he may very well face all the same tensions john boehner did. in fact, one boehner ally said we're going to be back here at the same place in six months. >> thanks, john, looking forward to the program this weekend. >> thank you. >>> an electrical malfunction is blamed for a fire in bladensburg this morning. dozens of people living in the six-story building were forced from their apartments. residents from the first three floors were evacuated. people on the upper floors were told to kind of stay there. northbound lanes of kenilworth avenue were shut down while the fire department responded, but there weren't any serious injuries. >>> west virginia mountain mama take me home country roads ♪ ♪. >> dueling pianos on the stage today for the inaugural kickoff of something called lunch box. this is 12 51st street northeast with ple
he is not as conservative as john boehner. so it will be interesting to see how he gets those conservatives to vote for him in the speaker's race and if he does get the job, to keep their affections. he may very well face all the same tensions john boehner did. in fact, one boehner ally said we're going to be back here at the same place in six months. >> thanks, john, looking forward to the program this weekend. >> thank you. >>> an electrical malfunction is blamed for a...
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we're also told that john boehner did very little speaking. he deferred to other republicans who are less interested in compromise. >> pelley: nancy, tell us a little bit more about this pressure that speaker boehner is getting from the right wing of his party. >> oh, it's intense, scott. especially from the new members who campaigned specifically not on just not raising taxes but on lowering taxes. of course, they also campaigned to drastically reduce the deficit and so you're seeing these two priorities come into conflict right now. >> pelley: nancy, chip, thanks very much. a default would be a shock to the financial system. remember september 29, 2008 when congress voted down an emergency bill to bail out the economy? the dow fell 777 points that day. bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation." bob, with the stakes so high, why is there no progress? >> scott, here is what is different this time. these leaders are willing to deal but the followers aren't. the reason speaker boehner backed away from a
we're also told that john boehner did very little speaking. he deferred to other republicans who are less interested in compromise. >> pelley: nancy, tell us a little bit more about this pressure that speaker boehner is getting from the right wing of his party. >> oh, it's intense, scott. especially from the new members who campaigned specifically not on just not raising taxes but on lowering taxes. of course, they also campaigned to drastically reduce the deficit and so you're...
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. >>> boehner's blast. a feud between house republicans and institutional conservatives, many tea partiers exploded on wednesday. speaker john boehner, an outside conservative group, traded barbs over the ryan murray budget deal. it escalated. when the leader of the republican study committee forced out its executive director for leaking strategy from private conversations. republican leaders have repeatedly criticized such groups, americans for prosperity, freedom works and others, of having only one objective. to object pose republican leaders. they called speaker boehner and the republican leadership team quote unquote squishs, who have sacrificed principal for compromise. speaker boehner finally lashed out on camera. >> they are using our members and they are using the american people for their own goals. this is ridiculous. listen, if you are more for deficit reduction, you are for this agreement. >> yes. what about speaker boehner's outburst? why is he so. >> reporter: ed? >> pat? he won this battle.
. >>> boehner's blast. a feud between house republicans and institutional conservatives, many tea partiers exploded on wednesday. speaker john boehner, an outside conservative group, traded barbs over the ryan murray budget deal. it escalated. when the leader of the republican study committee forced out its executive director for leaking strategy from private conversations. republican leaders have repeatedly criticized such groups, americans for prosperity, freedom works and others, of...
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boehner is. secondly the mosque issue and the issue of the burning korans was a tremendous distraction all week. third, his proposal, some of which are interesting, credits like that. they are too little, they are too late. frankly some of his rhetoric, they treat me like a dog is getting pity me, it doesn't come off well. >> what is the political part on obama's part? >> you have to put a face on the opposition and mr. boehner is a pretty good face. he has been in the congress since 1990. he was part of the gingrich revolution in 1995. he was video taped on the house floor handing out checks from the tobacco industry to members while they were discussing ending tobacco subsidies. he advocated in cleveland a few days before the president made this speech. he is advocating a return to 2008 spending levels and to the bush tax cuts. so what is different between what john boehner who would be the speaker if the republicans gain power and what george w. bush represented. so the president is trying to
boehner is. secondly the mosque issue and the issue of the burning korans was a tremendous distraction all week. third, his proposal, some of which are interesting, credits like that. they are too little, they are too late. frankly some of his rhetoric, they treat me like a dog is getting pity me, it doesn't come off well. >> what is the political part on obama's part? >> you have to put a face on the opposition and mr. boehner is a pretty good face. he has been in the congress...
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last night speaker boehner made it pretty plain that is not going to happen. let's listen to what he said. >> and the president says, "i want you to send me a clean bill." guess what, mr. president. not a chance you're going to get a clean bill. i can just tell you this. there will not be an increase in the debt limit without something really really big attached to it. >> schieffer: well, senator sessions, what does that mean without something really really big attached to it? >> we've got to talk about the systemic problem that we have. we limited how much debt congressional action that the country could assume. we reached that limit far sooner than we thought because the spending is surging out of control. so the question now is, should we raise it? and the american people are saying, children, you've misbehaved. you've spent too much of our money. i think through their elected representatives they will insist that we make some changes in how we operate the budget. you could have a two-year budget, for example, instead of one. i think that would help. we can
last night speaker boehner made it pretty plain that is not going to happen. let's listen to what he said. >> and the president says, "i want you to send me a clean bill." guess what, mr. president. not a chance you're going to get a clean bill. i can just tell you this. there will not be an increase in the debt limit without something really really big attached to it. >> schieffer: well, senator sessions, what does that mean without something really really big attached to...
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i'm betty nguyen. >> it is back to the drawing board for speaker of the house john boehner. the debt debate has boehner not only knocking heads with the white house but with members of his own party and now he's been forced to put off a plan to raise the debt limit. danielle knottingham, what is this all about? >> reporter: they say the cuts in his package for raising the debt limit are not as advertised so he's getting heat from conservatives on capitol hill. democrats are declaring his legislation won't get through the senate, so house speaker john boehner is starting from square one. lawmakers will have to wait another day to vote on house speaker john boehner's debt ceiling plan. house members were supposed to take up the measure today, but boehner is scrambling to rewrite it after budget officials determined the proposal would not cut $1.2 trillion from the deficit as promised. >> we think there are real problems with this plan. >> reporter: the delay could give boehner more time to rally votes. the plan still faces a dead end in the senate. >> democrats will not vote f
i'm betty nguyen. >> it is back to the drawing board for speaker of the house john boehner. the debt debate has boehner not only knocking heads with the white house but with members of his own party and now he's been forced to put off a plan to raise the debt limit. danielle knottingham, what is this all about? >> reporter: they say the cuts in his package for raising the debt limit are not as advertised so he's getting heat from conservatives on capitol hill. democrats are...
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and we will go to the press conference with john boehner. we will bring it to you live whenever it happens. >>> we are back with an update on the petition to put the maryland dream act to a public vote. the state board of elections approved the petition. people don't like the law which allows illegal immigrants to get instate tuition. a group may still challenge that petition and the signatures. >>> most of the time it is a middle schooler is in summer school because he or she doesn't have any chance but we found one summer school where kids are lining up to join in not because the work is any easier. in this week's friday's heros we celebrate higher achievement. in the dog days of summer what would it take to get you to show up here for algebra class? >> i like opportunities like this. it is fun. >> can i go out, please? >> yes. >> most kids don't want more schoolwork. why did you? >> i just wanted to be successful in high school. >> how are you going to isolate x? >> reporter: there is a reason they call this program "higher achievement."
and we will go to the press conference with john boehner. we will bring it to you live whenever it happens. >>> we are back with an update on the petition to put the maryland dream act to a public vote. the state board of elections approved the petition. people don't like the law which allows illegal immigrants to get instate tuition. a group may still challenge that petition and the signatures. >>> most of the time it is a middle schooler is in summer school because he or she...
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what does it say about your relationship with speaker boehner? >> well, with respect to my relationship with speaker boehner. we have always had a cordial relationship. we had very intense negotiations. i'm going to have my team brief you exactly on how these negotiations proceeded. up until sometime early today when i couldn't get a phone call returned my expectation was that speaker boehner was going to be willing to go to his caucus and ask him to do the tough thing but the right thing. i think it has proven difficult for speaker boehner to do that. i have been left at the alter now a couple times and i think that one of the questions that the republican party is going to have to ask itself is can they say yes to anything? can they say yes to anything? i mean, keep in mind it is the republican party that has said that the single most important thing facing our country is deficits and debts. we have now put forward a package that would significantly cut deficits an debt. it would be the biggest debt reduction package that we have seen in a very
what does it say about your relationship with speaker boehner? >> well, with respect to my relationship with speaker boehner. we have always had a cordial relationship. we had very intense negotiations. i'm going to have my team brief you exactly on how these negotiations proceeded. up until sometime early today when i couldn't get a phone call returned my expectation was that speaker boehner was going to be willing to go to his caucus and ask him to do the tough thing but the right...
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the speaker was mean to him and because he blamed boehner for the ebola virus. speaker boehner told investigators he knew hoyt as a bartender but doesn't know of any negative encounters. hoyt called police himself volunteering to be taken to a psychiatric hospital. >> they searched mr. hoyt's residence after his arrest. he had several weapons, including a handgun and that his mother had recently removed an assault rifle from his residence because she was increasingly concerned about how agitated he was becoming. >> reporter: police say hoyt denied planning to use the handgun on himself or boehner. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> hoyt is being held under a court order for a mental evaluation and treatment. speaker boehner spokesperson says the speaker sincerely thanks the f.b.i., capital police, and of course local authorities in ohio. >>> a florida teenager who was arrested on criminal mischief charges is now being hailed a hero thank. jamal rutledge was being booked into ft. lauderdale prison when an officer franklin folk collapsed to the ground. rutle
the speaker was mean to him and because he blamed boehner for the ebola virus. speaker boehner told investigators he knew hoyt as a bartender but doesn't know of any negative encounters. hoyt called police himself volunteering to be taken to a psychiatric hospital. >> they searched mr. hoyt's residence after his arrest. he had several weapons, including a handgun and that his mother had recently removed an assault rifle from his residence because she was increasingly concerned about how...
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boehner's last day will be october 30th. president obama calls him a good man and said while he and the house speaker are at different ends of the political spectrum boehner always conducted himself with courtesy and civility. reporting live from capitol hill andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> andrea, thanks for that. house members will now choose a new speaker. the leading candidate is majority leader kevin mccarthy of california. some republicans say they prefer paul ryan of wisconsin, but he said he doesn't want the job. congress votes next week on a spending bill which would avert a government shutdown. if no agreement is reached, it's set to begin on october 1st. >>> in prince george's county executive rushern baker today endorsed former state's attorney glenn ivey for the fourth congressional seat. they are good friends, but that's not why he believes ivey is the best candidate for prince george's county. >> i'm endorsing glenn ivey because i feel all the folks that are running, the folks that i know, he is the only person on
boehner's last day will be october 30th. president obama calls him a good man and said while he and the house speaker are at different ends of the political spectrum boehner always conducted himself with courtesy and civility. reporting live from capitol hill andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> andrea, thanks for that. house members will now choose a new speaker. the leading candidate is majority leader kevin mccarthy of california. some republicans say they prefer paul ryan of wisconsin, but he...
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a boehner spokesman confirmed their accuracy to cbs news. when a woman asks can you make me love mitt romney, the speaker replied the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. he added romney has some friends, and fellow mormons, but that's not what this election is about. this is lex is going to be a referendum on the president's failed economic policies. only two weeks ago, romney and boehner campaigned together in ohio. >> it's a little surprising to hear a politician speak so candidly. >> reporter: susan page for u.s.a. today says boehner's remarks underscore romney's continued struggle to rally the republican base. >> mitt romney has a lot of strengths as a candidate. he's got history in the private sector, he's been governor of massachusetts. but he has not come across as a candidate with the most natural connections with an audience. >> reporter: this afternoon a romney advisor released a statement shifting the focus back to the president. john's right in that speech is in lofty rhetoric hasn't gotten the
a boehner spokesman confirmed their accuracy to cbs news. when a woman asks can you make me love mitt romney, the speaker replied the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. he added romney has some friends, and fellow mormons, but that's not what this election is about. this is lex is going to be a referendum on the president's failed economic policies. only two weeks ago, romney and boehner campaigned together in ohio. >> it's a little surprising to hear...
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is eric cantor playing the bad top what we will see as john boehner's good cop? >> no, they're on the same page as on this program. they're going to oppose it, but pick out pieces of it eventually and pass them. the big story, john, is you have even senate democrats opposing this jobs bill, when it comes up early next week in the senate. democrats will be hard-pressed to get even 50 votes for closure on this thing. what is astonishing is that president obama is to the left of where he was on election day 2010, which i thought no one would have expected. you have democrats on the verge of embracing this occupy wall street movement. on the misbegotten theateree ic day party. it was mainstream compared to these folks. read that are declaration of occupation of new york, where they say corporations are perpetuating colonialism around the world, poisoning the food supply, suppressing free speech. >> it's a paranoid marxism, poisons for the democratic party. >> okay. your thoughts? [everyone talking at once] >> richard, you're cherry picking those statements. >> read t
is eric cantor playing the bad top what we will see as john boehner's good cop? >> no, they're on the same page as on this program. they're going to oppose it, but pick out pieces of it eventually and pass them. the big story, john, is you have even senate democrats opposing this jobs bill, when it comes up early next week in the senate. democrats will be hard-pressed to get even 50 votes for closure on this thing. what is astonishing is that president obama is to the left of where he was...
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. >> john boehner shot back. quote, the president got his higher tax. $600 billion from higher earners with no spending cuts at the end of 2012. he also got higher taxes via obamacare. the president's sequester is the wrong way to reduce the deficit, but it is here to stay until washington democrats get serious about cutting spending. the government simply cannot keep delaying the inevitable and spending money it doesn't have. unquote. question, president obama wants to pin sequestration on the republicans. speaker boehner calls sequestration, as you saw, quote unquote, the president's sequester. is he right? >> yes, he is right, in that it was proposed by the president and by his folks when they had the budget impasse, as a way of i say, putting pressure on both sides at some point to deal with it. but our government is so dysfunctional we are at this particular stage now. the problem now is, where do we go from here in terms of this is going to undermine the confidence of the country in the government, and its
. >> john boehner shot back. quote, the president got his higher tax. $600 billion from higher earners with no spending cuts at the end of 2012. he also got higher taxes via obamacare. the president's sequester is the wrong way to reduce the deficit, but it is here to stay until washington democrats get serious about cutting spending. the government simply cannot keep delaying the inevitable and spending money it doesn't have. unquote. question, president obama wants to pin sequestration...
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and he's calling on speaker boehner to allow a vote on a no springs attached bill that the president believes has support to pass. >> the reason speaker boehner hasn't called a vote on it is because he doesn't apparently want to see the government shutdown end at the moment. >> reporter: it wasn't just the two sides debating. the government is expected to run out of money to pay its bills on october 17th unless the country raises its debt limit. china, america's largest creditor is calling on the u.s. to call its political stalemate. >> work with us to bring about stability around the world. >> reporter: the senate has begun work on a new bill to raise the debt limit. the first vote could come as early as friday. now, it looks like democrats are going to try to get republicans to agree to a lung-term, trillion dollar increase in order to avoid hitting the debt ceiling. but the white house is indicating it may be taupe a short-term hike to avoid going over that cliff. >> let's hope they can hammer something out, susan mcginnis in washington, thanks. >>> a houston couple is donating $1
and he's calling on speaker boehner to allow a vote on a no springs attached bill that the president believes has support to pass. >> the reason speaker boehner hasn't called a vote on it is because he doesn't apparently want to see the government shutdown end at the moment. >> reporter: it wasn't just the two sides debating. the government is expected to run out of money to pay its bills on october 17th unless the country raises its debt limit. china, america's largest creditor is...
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boehner faced -- right time. boehner faced strong opposition from conservatives who claimed he wasn't fighting hard enough for planned parenthood. the battle to fund the nonprofit intensified after controversial videos surfaced. those working close to boehner say they didn't see the decision coming. >> it's one of the biggest shocks i've had since i've been in congress 22 years. >> a colleague of mine said oh, my goodness, there's a body joill warm and already inckeyg going on. >> president obama called speaker boehner the moment he heard the news. >> we have obviously had a lot of disagreements, but i will tell you he has always conducted himself with courtesy. >> and boehner first elected to congress in 1990 is the second in line to the presidency behind vice president joe biden. his resignation is not effective immediately. boehner's last day comes october 30th. >> regardless of where you stand he's been an impacting player. >>> a lot of outdoor activities this weekend from the landmark music festival to your
boehner faced -- right time. boehner faced strong opposition from conservatives who claimed he wasn't fighting hard enough for planned parenthood. the battle to fund the nonprofit intensified after controversial videos surfaced. those working close to boehner say they didn't see the decision coming. >> it's one of the biggest shocks i've had since i've been in congress 22 years. >> a colleague of mine said oh, my goodness, there's a body joill warm and already inckeyg going on....
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boehner known as a catholic. it doesn't get better than this. i might as well step down. >> exactly. as one of his friends said, it's a good time to drop the mic. >> that's what we thought too. what about the person who is likely to take his place? from some of your reporting, he's more liberal than bain ear. >> mcarthy -- this congressman said that mcarthy is no conservative, but they said this is a management job, so giving the conservatives more room is something that mcarthy might be able to do even if he doesn't share all of their positions. once you give the conservatives more room, you lose those of the conference. it won't get easier for mcarthies. it won't have -- >> john dickerson, thank you for joining us live. you can see john at 10:30. do not miss "face the nation." >>> still to come here this morning, hear from the new host of the daily show. that program gets set to return to air. >>> welcome back. the wait is nearly over for the return of the daily show. >> it premieres tomorrow night with a new look and a new host. trevor noah t
boehner known as a catholic. it doesn't get better than this. i might as well step down. >> exactly. as one of his friends said, it's a good time to drop the mic. >> that's what we thought too. what about the person who is likely to take his place? from some of your reporting, he's more liberal than bain ear. >> mcarthy -- this congressman said that mcarthy is no conservative, but they said this is a management job, so giving the conservatives more room is something that...
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, what boehner has been doing is he has been having to do a lot of member maipt nanls. he has got this group of very conservative members who are -- whose constituents care more about cutting spending and are okay with shutting down the government if spending is not reduced and doesn't have the old-fashioned tools they don't care if they don't get committee assignments they get a lot of glory for standing firm and constituents who say obamacare which is at the center of this debate is an abrasion and intrusion into liberties they really want their members to stand up like this. so boehner has to manage those people and that is what he has been trying to do in this very messy process, and this house passed measure yesterday that asks for a delay of one year on obamacare was, again, an effort to give those conservatives something, but john boehner has to make a choice, does he want to keep going down that road or does he want to avoid a government shutdown? and he does have a kind of gray glass scenario and that is to allow a vote on the house of representatives of the se
, what boehner has been doing is he has been having to do a lot of member maipt nanls. he has got this group of very conservative members who are -- whose constituents care more about cutting spending and are okay with shutting down the government if spending is not reduced and doesn't have the old-fashioned tools they don't care if they don't get committee assignments they get a lot of glory for standing firm and constituents who say obamacare which is at the center of this debate is an...
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obama would veto the plan proposed by speaker john boehner. press secretary jay carney. >> we here in a stalemate. the speaker's proposal cannot pass the senate, will not pass the senate, will not reach the president's desk. >> reporter: both the house and senate bills offer large spending cuts but do not include the tax revenues long pushed for by the president. would the president sign a debt ceiling increase that includes no new tax revenues? >> i think the president made clear that the option that the majority leader put forward was a better option than the speaker of the house put forward. but it does not contain within it up front revenues. and guess what? that's a compromise! >> reporter: the only solution, said senior advisor david plouffe, is for house and senate leaders to find common ground. is there a plan "b"? >> the plan "b" is you need to compromise. and, listen, there's a lot of discussion on capitol hill today. what's in the senate and the house, there's quite a bit of commonality there. so we need folks on capitol hill to com
obama would veto the plan proposed by speaker john boehner. press secretary jay carney. >> we here in a stalemate. the speaker's proposal cannot pass the senate, will not pass the senate, will not reach the president's desk. >> reporter: both the house and senate bills offer large spending cuts but do not include the tax revenues long pushed for by the president. would the president sign a debt ceiling increase that includes no new tax revenues? >> i think the president made...
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let's see what boehner does. he could pass comprehensive immigration reform -- it would pass in a maybe -- >> he would no lock longer be speaker. [ talking over one another ] >> hold on, hold on. >> reform is dead, and mr. perry, if he's a wise man, and i think he's smart, can ride this issue into the primaries, because it is a blazing issue, it's gone national, it's been on television. take a look at drudge, he must have 30 stories about t it's gone on for weeks. >> taken off. >> and obama is on the defensive. >> adding fuel to the fire? >> prior to visiting texas, the president was in the state of colorado where he shot some pool tuesday night at a bar, originally founded by colorado governor hicklenlooper. >> and a man off camera held up a marijuana joint, and extended an invitation to the president. you want to hit this? listen closely. >> do you want to hit this? >> colorado recently legalized recreational marijuana. >> so question, why is the president so uptight about taking a friendly toke. >> wasn't that
let's see what boehner does. he could pass comprehensive immigration reform -- it would pass in a maybe -- >> he would no lock longer be speaker. [ talking over one another ] >> hold on, hold on. >> reform is dead, and mr. perry, if he's a wise man, and i think he's smart, can ride this issue into the primaries, because it is a blazing issue, it's gone national, it's been on television. take a look at drudge, he must have 30 stories about t it's gone on for weeks. >>...
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. >> speaker boehner is unwilling to negotiate we have not heard a word from leader mcconnell. nothing is happening. >> we wanted an agreement, but we had no takers. >> o'donnell: it took a trip to the white house and a package scolding from the president. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously, their patience is already thin. this is deja vu all over again. >> o'donnell: but by week's end, senate leaders agreed to make a last-ditch effort to get a deal. >> so i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> i'm going to do everything i can. i'm confident senator mcconnell will do the same. >> o'donnell: we'll have the latest on what that agreement might look like but will it actually do anything to cut the deficit? and what happens nay don't get a deal? we'll hear from two senators who have been working together on deficit reduction, assistant majority leader dick durbin of illinois, and senator tom coburn of oklahoma. then we'll look forward to 2013 with an all-star panel include peggy noonan of the "wall street journal." dee dee myers of "vanity fair." "time" magazine'
. >> speaker boehner is unwilling to negotiate we have not heard a word from leader mcconnell. nothing is happening. >> we wanted an agreement, but we had no takers. >> o'donnell: it took a trip to the white house and a package scolding from the president. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously, their patience is already thin. this is deja vu all over again. >> o'donnell: but by week's end, senate leaders agreed to make a last-ditch effort...
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and in fact, you know, i saw boehner's comments. i kind of wondered if boehner was auditioning to be donald trump's vice president. a trump-boehner ticket would say the washington cartel and all its force, one has been funding the cartel, the other has been giving into democrats for years which is why boehner lost his speakership. we need instead some one fighting for the people and not for washington. >> but your theory of how you will get the nomination relies on you going to an open convention and overthrowing the delegates, delegate lead donald trump has. in order for that to happen, you can't do that what the help of the washington establishment that you have just been talking about. >> john, here is where we are. nobody is going to get to 1237 before cleveland, i'm not going to. neither is donald trump. we are going to go to a contested convention. when we arrive in cleveland, i will half a bunch of delegates. donald will have a bunch of delegates. it is going to be a battle to see who can earn the support of a majority of the
and in fact, you know, i saw boehner's comments. i kind of wondered if boehner was auditioning to be donald trump's vice president. a trump-boehner ticket would say the washington cartel and all its force, one has been funding the cartel, the other has been giving into democrats for years which is why boehner lost his speakership. we need instead some one fighting for the people and not for washington. >> but your theory of how you will get the nomination relies on you going to an open...
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in-fighting among republicans puts house speaker john boehner's plan on hold. so what happens next? we'll talk to senator john mccain. how the debt debate affects homeowners. dean reynolds tells us why mortgage rates could skyrocket for millions. a new terror plot against fort hood. bob orr reports a american-born muslim soldier was arrested and admits he was planning an attack. ben tracy on why the cameras that catch you running a red light created a mess in one major city. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight. i'm bob schieffer. well, republican speaker john boehner's plan to end the debt crisis in grave doubt tonight. conservatives in his own party turned against it and the vote had to be postponed. the house spent most of the afternoon debating the speaker's plan, but just a while ago when it became obvious the votes were not there to pass the measure, the vote was postponed and the house took up legislation to name post offices around the country. nancy cordes is at the capitol tonight. nan
in-fighting among republicans puts house speaker john boehner's plan on hold. so what happens next? we'll talk to senator john mccain. how the debt debate affects homeowners. dean reynolds tells us why mortgage rates could skyrocket for millions. a new terror plot against fort hood. bob orr reports a american-born muslim soldier was arrested and admits he was planning an attack. ben tracy on why the cameras that catch you running a red light created a mess in one major city. captioning...
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he backed away from it. >> but boehner and mcconnell were saying -- >> let her finish. >> boehner promised the president for a year that he was going to take it up and finally he went to the president and said i can't do it. which is when the president said if you can't do it. then i'm going to do this. first he said end of summer then by the end of the year, this is a campaign promise the president cannot walk away from. >> john, there's war inside the republican party over this. the corporate republicans, the chamber of commerce, the business round table, those guys. they would like to get it off the table. they don't have any problem with it. it's the base of the party and it's also the base of middle america. sees la losing the country because they've gotten the invasion unchecked across the border and the commander-in- chief won't do anything about it. >> that's how you define middle america? looking a lot different over the coming years. >> all right. >> as a matter of fact nobody is coming across the border anyway. we don't have a good economy. people overstay their visas. is this i
he backed away from it. >> but boehner and mcconnell were saying -- >> let her finish. >> boehner promised the president for a year that he was going to take it up and finally he went to the president and said i can't do it. which is when the president said if you can't do it. then i'm going to do this. first he said end of summer then by the end of the year, this is a campaign promise the president cannot walk away from. >> john, there's war inside the republican party...
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it's one issue what boehner says. here's boehner on the tax cuts. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for them. but i've been making the point now for months that we need to extend all the current rates for all americans if we want to get our want to get jobs in ame >> real tactical mistake. he gave way the back position. came to a dead end and you get nothing or some tax cuts would take some. but that was a mistake. >> why was it a mistake? i don't get it. >> because a lot of democrats will say -- >> if boehner can take the tax hikes for the rich, the democrats will say we've got cover behind john boehner. but now the republicans are back on all or nothing at all. >> he had to take care of the straying republicans who want to vote with the democrats. >> there aren't any. >> well, there aren't any. that's one thing boehner has done well and mitch mccobble has one it well in the senate, the democrats, and what i want to know is if we're letting about letting the bush tax
it's one issue what boehner says. here's boehner on the tax cuts. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for them. but i've been making the point now for months that we need to extend all the current rates for all americans if we want to get our want to get jobs in ame >> real tactical mistake. he gave way the back position. came to a dead end and you get nothing or some tax cuts would take some. but that was a mistake. >> why was...
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using colorful language boehner urged his members to get in line behind him. congress man requested far among texas was among the converted. >> i've moved from leaning no to undecided to lean yes. >> reporter: what changed your mind? >> it's just a matter of what we've got to take what we can take from a democrat white house and a democrat senate. >> reporter: republican senator john mccain prodded freshmen republicans to drop demands, too. >> that is not fair to the american people to hold out and say, "we won't agree to raising the debt limit until we pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution." it's unfair. it's bizarreo. >> reporter: boehner can afford to lose only a couple dozen republicans if he wants to pass his bill and send it to the senate where democratic leader harry reid has hissy own bill waiting in the wings. if speaker boehner is able to get his bill passed in the house, is there a way that you could alter it in the senate to make it more palatable to both parties? >> don't worry. it will be altered if it gets over here. >> reporter:
using colorful language boehner urged his members to get in line behind him. congress man requested far among texas was among the converted. >> i've moved from leaning no to undecided to lean yes. >> reporter: what changed your mind? >> it's just a matter of what we've got to take what we can take from a democrat white house and a democrat senate. >> reporter: republican senator john mccain prodded freshmen republicans to drop demands, too. >> that is not fair to...
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. >> mason: northeast republicans blast their own party from speaker boehner on down for failing to pass a sandy relief package. elaine quijano is covering. over the cliff and back. nancy cordes and wyatt andrews on the new year's night budget deal and how a tax break for racetracks got in it. obesity is a health risk. but researchers now say being a little overweight could reduce your risk of dying. dr. jon lapook with a surprising new report. and she was one of the most popular sickers ever. remembering patti page. ♪ i was dancing with my darling to the tennessee waltz ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley>> mason: good evening, scott's off tonight. the sigh of relief that came when the house passed the fiscal cliff deal was soon drowned out by a roar of anger. governors chris christie of new jersey and andrew cuomo of new york along with senators and house members from those states blasted house speaker john boehner today for putting off a vote on aid for victims of superstorm sandy. we have three reports on all this tonight. fir
. >> mason: northeast republicans blast their own party from speaker boehner on down for failing to pass a sandy relief package. elaine quijano is covering. over the cliff and back. nancy cordes and wyatt andrews on the new year's night budget deal and how a tax break for racetracks got in it. obesity is a health risk. but researchers now say being a little overweight could reduce your risk of dying. dr. jon lapook with a surprising new report. and she was one of the most popular sickers...
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and in fact i thought boehner's comments i wonder understand boehner was donald trump's vice president. a trump-boehner ticket would say the washington cartel in all its force, one has been funding the cartel the other has been giving it to democrats for years which is why boehner lost his speakership. we need someone fighting for the people not for washington. >> dickerson: but your theory relies you going to open convention and overthrowing the delegates -- the lead that donald trump has. in order for that to happen you can't do that without the help of the washington establishment that you've just been talking about. >> john, here is where we are. nobody is going to get 1237 before cleveland, i'm not going to get there, neater is donald trump. we're going to go to contested convention. when we arrive in cleveland i'm going to have a bunch of delegates, donald will have delegates. it's go to be a battle to see who can earn the support of a majority of the delegates elected by the people. >> dickerson: let me ask you this, no question that you as establishment's preferred candidate in
and in fact i thought boehner's comments i wonder understand boehner was donald trump's vice president. a trump-boehner ticket would say the washington cartel in all its force, one has been funding the cartel the other has been giving it to democrats for years which is why boehner lost his speakership. we need someone fighting for the people not for washington. >> dickerson: but your theory relies you going to open convention and overthrowing the delegates -- the lead that donald trump...
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speaker boehner did speak to the american people. he held a press conference and at that press conference, he said the president will not negotiate. >> the president said basically the same thing. that meeting had been going on for an hour and a half and there wasn't any progress. but what we do know is that in an interview today, the president has said that he will negotiate with the republicans only after aagree to reopen the federal government and after they increase the nation's debt limit and democrats say there are at least 20 republicans who would vote for a clean spending bill that does not have any cuts to obama care. passed bills to fund the d.c. government, and reopen the national park and museums. those bills are expected to die in the senate. >> i think that what we're trying to do is get the government open as
speaker boehner did speak to the american people. he held a press conference and at that press conference, he said the president will not negotiate. >> the president said basically the same thing. that meeting had been going on for an hour and a half and there wasn't any progress. but what we do know is that in an interview today, the president has said that he will negotiate with the republicans only after aagree to reopen the federal government and after they increase the nation's debt...
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boehner. there were no new ideas. there was just the same philosophy that we had already tried during the decades that they were in power. the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place. cut more taxes for millionaires. cut more rules for corporations. >> schieffer: what about that? >> well, listen, you know, the president says no new ideas. we've offer him new ideas for the last 20 months. and speaking of new, i wonder what's new about more stimulus spending, more taxes and more uncertainty for american small businesses. that's what the president is proposing. what's new about that? if the president wants to get serious and wants to do something new why don't we cut spending and get rid of this notion that we can continue to spend our way back to prosperity. >> schieffer: the big difference, of course, between you and the president is that you want to extend the bush tax cuts that run out this year to all americans including the wealthiest americans. the president wants to extend them only to those maki
boehner. there were no new ideas. there was just the same philosophy that we had already tried during the decades that they were in power. the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place. cut more taxes for millionaires. cut more rules for corporations. >> schieffer: what about that? >> well, listen, you know, the president says no new ideas. we've offer him new ideas for the last 20 months. and speaking of new, i wonder what's new about more stimulus spending, more...
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speaker john boehner. again, he did speak moments earlier before harry reid and nancy pelosi. let's listen in. >> in times like this, the american people expect their leaders to come together and try to find ways to resolve their differences. the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. we have divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals to the colleagues in the senate. they rejected all of them. we asked for a conference. to sit down and try to resolve our differences, they will not negotiate. we had a nice conversation, polite conversation, but at some point, we have to allow the process that our founders gave us to work out. we have appointed the house side to sit down and work with our senate colleagues. it's time for them to appoint. all we are asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obama care. i would hope that the president and my democrat collea
speaker john boehner. again, he did speak moments earlier before harry reid and nancy pelosi. let's listen in. >> in times like this, the american people expect their leaders to come together and try to find ways to resolve their differences. the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. we have divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals to the colleagues in the senate....
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republican house speaker john boehner was among those most encouraged until today. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: immigration reform has always been a tough sell with house republicans, but house speaker john boehner argued today that if the push for reform fails, it will be the president's fault. >> listen, there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes. >> reporter: it was a surprising about-face for the republican leadership. just last week, house budget care, paul ryan, told scott pelley that immigration reform was one of the party's top priorities. >> pelley: what about immigration reform? any hope for that? >> i think there is hope for that. we intend to take the issue up here in the house. >> reporter: but that was before a three-day republican retreat in maryland where house members were luked warm about boehner's proposal to give the nation's 11 million undocumented workers the chance to gain legal status. new york democra
republican house speaker john boehner was among those most encouraged until today. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: immigration reform has always been a tough sell with house republicans, but house speaker john boehner argued today that if the push for reform fails, it will be the president's fault. >> listen, there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that...
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speaker of the house john boehner has just cancelled tonight's planned vote even as the country now just four days and one hour from possible default. >> boehner had already rewritten that bill once this week to get more republican support, but apparently it did not have enough spending reductions to placate the tea party wing of his caucus. gary nurenberg has more on this. he's been following this all day. >> reporter: well, anita and derek, bottom line he simply did not have the vote to get this through the house. the apparent solution, the one you referred to earlier, relight and try again. the vote was planned for about 6:00. but at 5:40. >> pursuant to clause one c of rule 19, further consideration is postponed. >> reporter: boehner admitted earlier in the day his house republicans were far from en am orred with the plan. >> nobody -- enamored. with the plan with the plan. >> there will be no democrat for this bill. because bipartisanship was not sought. >> reporter: he may be right. no democrat. but the issue thursday evening was not enough republicans. boehner twisted arms for two
speaker of the house john boehner has just cancelled tonight's planned vote even as the country now just four days and one hour from possible default. >> boehner had already rewritten that bill once this week to get more republican support, but apparently it did not have enough spending reductions to placate the tea party wing of his caucus. gary nurenberg has more on this. he's been following this all day. >> reporter: well, anita and derek, bottom line he simply did not have the...
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boehner and senator mcconnell and... they weren't going to vote for any meaningful health care bill. they weren't going to support any student loan reform that the banks didn't like. they were going to oppose the financial oversight bill. we got a couple of republicans for that. i think he was shocked at the intensity of the republican opposition. but they learned from my first two years that if you just say no, even though people hate it, you get rewarded for it because it discourages the democrats and it inflames your base. so they're doing just what they did in '93 and '94. and so far it appears that they're being rewarded for it. i think that it disoriented him for a while. he just kept trying and kept trying. i also think he believed that if he accomplished a lot on the legislative front that would be reflected in a better political climate. but the problem is there's a huge lag time once you get in a deep economic hole between digging out of it and having people feel it. so i think, you know, look, bob, if the unem
boehner and senator mcconnell and... they weren't going to vote for any meaningful health care bill. they weren't going to support any student loan reform that the banks didn't like. they were going to oppose the financial oversight bill. we got a couple of republicans for that. i think he was shocked at the intensity of the republican opposition. but they learned from my first two years that if you just say no, even though people hate it, you get rewarded for it because it discourages the...
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. >> you suggested that speaker boehner didn't return phone calls this afternoon. could you elaborate on that? >> i'm less concerned about me having to wait for my phone call return than i am the message that i received when i actually got the phone call. i'm going to make this last question. go ahead. >> the markets are closed right now obviously. what assurances can you give people on wall street? are you going to reach out to people on wall street that when monday comes we don't see a reaction to the news that is developing right now? >> i think it is very important that the leadership understands that wall street will be opening on monday and we better have some answers during the course of the next several days. >> what can you say to people who are watching who work on wall street that may find this news alarming perhaps? >> i think what you should say -- here's what i would say. i remain confident that we will get an extension of the debt limit and we will not default. i am confident of that. i am less confident at this point that people are willing to step
. >> you suggested that speaker boehner didn't return phone calls this afternoon. could you elaborate on that? >> i'm less concerned about me having to wait for my phone call return than i am the message that i received when i actually got the phone call. i'm going to make this last question. go ahead. >> the markets are closed right now obviously. what assurances can you give people on wall street? are you going to reach out to people on wall street that when monday comes we...
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house speaker john boehner says in order to raise the company he'll insist on deep cuts. >> allowing the debt ceiling to go up without addressing our fiscal challenge would be the most irresponsible thing i could do. >> reporter: last year's debt battle was contentious. among them, a deal nearly reached at a golf summit between president obama and speaker boehner fell apart. senate majority leader harry reid says it's time for republicans to work with democrats. >> american people have had enough of this brinksmanship. they want us to get things done. >> reporter: today's arguments are the same ones that faced congress then. republicans want deep cuts in spending. democrats want higher taxes for and speaker boehner is also promising there will be a vote on renewing the bush tax cuts that expire at the end. year. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> the fbi is now reportedly looking into the $2 billion trading loss at jpmorgan chase. the securities and exchange commission and federal reserve have already opened inquiry, and ceo jamie dimon survived a meeting with shareholde
house speaker john boehner says in order to raise the company he'll insist on deep cuts. >> allowing the debt ceiling to go up without addressing our fiscal challenge would be the most irresponsible thing i could do. >> reporter: last year's debt battle was contentious. among them, a deal nearly reached at a golf summit between president obama and speaker boehner fell apart. senate majority leader harry reid says it's time for republicans to work with democrats. >> american...
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so speaker boehner, just vote. put it on the floor and let's see if you're right. >> if congress can't reach a deal in ten days, the nation could default on its debt for the first time in american history. >> if lawmakers doan get it together by october 17th, it's going to be a collision, an economic collision that's going wreck our economy. >> on october 17th congress will run out of money. six days later social security benefits come due and one week after that 6 billi$6 billion in interest payments must be paid. >> it's a game of chicken. >> treasury secretary jack lew says defalling on the debt could plunge the nation back into a recession worse than in 2008 and that one was the worst recession since the great depression. now, since the weekend, the conversation here on capitol hill seems to be morphing into a larger deal being desired by many on both sides that would encompass not just changes in the health care law but cuts entitlement programs like medicare, medicate, cuts in taxes. a larger deal than we've
so speaker boehner, just vote. put it on the floor and let's see if you're right. >> if congress can't reach a deal in ten days, the nation could default on its debt for the first time in american history. >> if lawmakers doan get it together by october 17th, it's going to be a collision, an economic collision that's going wreck our economy. >> on october 17th congress will run out of money. six days later social security benefits come due and one week after that 6 billi$6...
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he was willing to do that in negotiations with boehner in 2011. he's willing to even think about raising the age of eligibility for medicare. he was willing, if the republicans would have played on obamacare, to give them malpractice reform. >> he's not leading on it. >> well, i mean, you know, he's no, on it. and i think that every time the president makes an initial proposal, republicans squeal and say it's of-- it's negotiating. and i think that negotiation is going on now. and if they're smart-- i know this is a real leap if of when it comes to this congress-- if they're smart, they'll get it done in the next week. >> schieffer: major, all the problems are not here at home. there are pretty big ones building overseas. this whole syria mess. ones where this thing is going. what's the latest on that. >> the feeling in the administration is they're gathering intelligence information on an hourly basis to try to figure out what's happening to the stockpiles of chemical weapons. with they being mixed, moved, is there anything of dire immediate cons
he was willing to do that in negotiations with boehner in 2011. he's willing to even think about raising the age of eligibility for medicare. he was willing, if the republicans would have played on obamacare, to give them malpractice reform. >> he's not leading on it. >> well, i mean, you know, he's no, on it. and i think that every time the president makes an initial proposal, republicans squeal and say it's of-- it's negotiating. and i think that negotiation is going on now. and...
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, boehner, you don't care. >> reporter: protesters marched to house speaker john boehner to deliver a bag of coal, an early christmas present they said from the nation's poor and middle class. people like daniel warner, a home health care worker from vermont. >> we can't afford health cuts, nobody is going to survive that. >> reporter: and a single parent from here in washington. >> what they need to do is roll their sleeves up and get down to the business of being equal to everybody. >> reporter: matt jablow, 9 news now. >> and tomorrow, three large national labor unions will begin a tv ad campaign urging the congress to reject cuts to vital social programs and make wealthy americans pay what they say would be their fair share in taxes. >>> relatives of the victims of some of the nation's worst mass killings came from across the country today to demand stricter gun laws. bruce leshan says they are convinced that newtown marks a tipping point. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan on capitol hill. newtown, aurora, columbine, virginia tech, the family of murder victims come to congress demandi
, boehner, you don't care. >> reporter: protesters marched to house speaker john boehner to deliver a bag of coal, an early christmas present they said from the nation's poor and middle class. people like daniel warner, a home health care worker from vermont. >> we can't afford health cuts, nobody is going to survive that. >> reporter: and a single parent from here in washington. >> what they need to do is roll their sleeves up and get down to the business of being equal...
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speaker boehner is not going do that. >> the new element is speaker boehner is talking about spending beyond defunding obama care. >> right. and this plit lick i makes sense because so far the original republican gambit was to call for the total lack of funding or remove all funding in obama care just to keep the government open for two months. that has been a political loser. what is better ground for them to fight on is the idea of tying some spending reductions to raising the debt limit. that poll is much more favorable for republicans. he's trying to move to that turf. of course, the white house says we're not going to deal with that at all. >> in terms of the spin of all this, is the fact that the president says i'm not going to negotiate until you pass a resolution and agree to raise the debt ceiling and then we can talk about it. who wins. >> right now the president is in better shape on that, particularly when it's on the question of spending. people don't like funding the government to defunding obama care but when you shift it to the question of should there be any spending
speaker boehner is not going do that. >> the new element is speaker boehner is talking about spending beyond defunding obama care. >> right. and this plit lick i makes sense because so far the original republican gambit was to call for the total lack of funding or remove all funding in obama care just to keep the government open for two months. that has been a political loser. what is better ground for them to fight on is the idea of tying some spending reductions to raising the...
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. >> boehner's got his problems, too. >> well, boehner -- i think cantor is in on this deal, it appears. of course, this is as of a >>> okay. eleanor. >> well, the republicans have blinked. grover norquist has given a pass on some tax revenue hikes, and so there's suddenly more negotiating room on the revenue side, and the democrats are now going to start squawking, but that's the way the deals unfold. i think if after all this they produce a mouse it will be a total embarrassment for everyone. already a lot of damage has been done. the confidence in government in this country and around the world. >> let me get this in. okay, invoking reagan obama, please, give me a break! >> raising the debt ceiling has invoked the memory of the 40th president of the united states, ronald wilson reagan. president reagan raised the debt ceiling during his two- term presidency 17 times. here's an example. in 1987, how ronald reagan badgered a democratic congress, both chambers, senate and house, democratic, into raising the debt ceiling. president reagan then scolded the 87th congress. >> congress consi
. >> boehner's got his problems, too. >> well, boehner -- i think cantor is in on this deal, it appears. of course, this is as of a >>> okay. eleanor. >> well, the republicans have blinked. grover norquist has given a pass on some tax revenue hikes, and so there's suddenly more negotiating room on the revenue side, and the democrats are now going to start squawking, but that's the way the deals unfold. i think if after all this they produce a mouse it will be a total...
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if speaker boehner refuses to vote on the bipartisan compromise that passed the senate with 89 votes, republicans will be forcing a thousand dollar tax increase on middle class families. in the house, minority leader nancy pelosi wrote the only thing standing in the way of a middle class tax cut are tea party republicans. right now both sides are bigging this their heels. if the house won't pass the bill and the senate won't come back, most americans will see their taxes go up come january 1st. whit johnson, cbs news, washington. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney got a boost heading into the important iowa caucuses with the endorsement "the des moines register." the paper said in its sunday edition, quote. newt gingrich reacted to the endorsement saying it's a liberal newspaper and he says he is the true conservative candidate in this race. >>> take a quick break. coming up on the morning news, wall street wonders what happened to the santa claus rally. >>> a frantic search for a toddler who vanished in maine into thin air. this is the "cbs morning news." i'd race down
if speaker boehner refuses to vote on the bipartisan compromise that passed the senate with 89 votes, republicans will be forcing a thousand dollar tax increase on middle class families. in the house, minority leader nancy pelosi wrote the only thing standing in the way of a middle class tax cut are tea party republicans. right now both sides are bigging this their heels. if the house won't pass the bill and the senate won't come back, most americans will see their taxes go up come january 1st....
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still tonight i'm told that president obama has still not spoken with speaker boehner. the last time they talked, bob, was five days ago. >> schieffer: all right, norah. well, thank you so much. just when you thought this whole thing couldn't get weirder, the smurfs rang the opening bell at the new york stock exchange today. the market went on to lose another 97 points today and more than 500 for the week. washington was dithering. all that on top of an economy that is already a basket case. here's anthony mason. >> reporter: the economy's in even worse shape than we thought. it grew at a meager 1.3% in the quarter just ended while growth in the first quarter was revised down to just .4%. the way economist ellen zentner sees it... >> we here in a very precarious situation. when economic growth is rolling along at maybe a 1% rate, there are many that would argue that that could be no growth at all. >> reporter: in scranton, pennsylvania, the so-called steam city, you can see both sides of an economy struggling to pick up steam. the tech startup netdriven is hiring. the c
still tonight i'm told that president obama has still not spoken with speaker boehner. the last time they talked, bob, was five days ago. >> schieffer: all right, norah. well, thank you so much. just when you thought this whole thing couldn't get weirder, the smurfs rang the opening bell at the new york stock exchange today. the market went on to lose another 97 points today and more than 500 for the week. washington was dithering. all that on top of an economy that is already a basket...